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Of course, my father was a soccer player. He used to play very good. Then, when I was young, eight or nine years old, ten years old, I just want to be like my father.
Pele
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Pele
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: October 23
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Football is the only sport where you put people together, it doesn't matter if you are rich, or poor, or black, or white. It is one nation. This is the beauty of football.
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The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.
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When I was playing, they said soccer was a man's world and women should remain on the sidelines, all I can say is I'm glad I never had to go up against Mia Hamm
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There is always someone out there getting better than you by training harder than you.
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Every kid around the world who plays soccer wants to be Pele. I have a great responsibility to show them not just how to be like a soccer player, but how to be like a man.
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Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do
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If you don't give education to people, it is easy to manipulate them.
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If you ever want to be a decent player, you have to be able to use both feet without stopping to think about it.
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You must respect people and work hard to be in shape. And I used to train very hard. When the others players went to the beach after training, I was there kicking the ball.
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Ronaldo has come through for the past two or three years and is the best in Europe. I think at the moment no doubt Ronaldo is the best player.
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I played futsal growing up in Baurd. In futsal you need to think quick and play quick so its easier for you when you move to normal football.
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His left foot is fantastic. It's like Mozart. God gave Freddy the gift to play soccer. If he is prepared mentally and physically, nobody will stop him. (on Freddy Adu)
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Brazil is crazy about football. People, they wait for this moment, but this doesn't mean we are going to win the championship. That is the problem.
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Everything on earth is a game. A passing thing. We all end up dead. We all end up the same, don't we?
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He is the greatest player in the world right now, without a doubt, he is the player who gives Brazilians the most joy. (on Ronaldinho)
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When football stars disappear, so do the teams, and that is a very curious phenomenon. It is like in the theatre, in a play, where there is a great star. If the star is not well, the whole cast suffers.
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Success isn't determined by how many times you win, but by how you play the week after you lose.
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No doubt, I am earning more money with my endorsements than I ever earned playing soccer.
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